- present participle of contrast.
contrasting
Example Sentences
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On the mid-July day when he began making social-media posts contrasting the risks of his vegetables to store-bought produce, he sold roughly $7,000 of lettuce—triple his normal sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Their contrasting skulls and jaws suggest that closely related predators were already dividing up available food resources by developing different feeding strategies.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
The contrasting standards vex those worried for the future of public education.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
In doing so, they offer a contrasting view to consultant-centered narratives, suggesting that while strategists matter, electoral outcomes and political careers are often attributed in public record to broader forces and to the officeholders themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Corelli’s typical concerto grosso was divided into three sections of contrasting speeds - slow-fast-slow or fast-slow-fast - after the fashion of the earlier consort suites or setts.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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